Hampshire Plate
SportRugby Union
Instituted1990; 34 years ago (1990)
CountryEngland
HoldersFareham Heathens (4th title) (2018–19)
Most titlesFareham Heathens, Farnborough (4 titles)
WebsiteHampshire RFU

The Hampshire Plate is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Hampshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1990–91 season, with the inaugural winners being Fareham Heathens. It is the third most important rugby union cup competition in Hampshire, behind the Hampshire Cup and Hampshire Bowl. The Plate was initially replaced by the Bowl competition for the 1999–00 season but was re-introduced for 2003–04.

The Hampshire Plate is currently open to club sides based in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, who play between tier 9 (Hampshire Premier) and tier 11 (Hampshire 2) of the English rugby union league system, although teams from outside the league structure have also been invited to take part. The format is a knockout cup with a preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at the home ground of one of the finalists between March–May.[1]

Hampshire Plate winners

Hampshire Plate Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1990–91 Fareham Heathens 16–13 Esso Fawley
1991–92 Southampton 13–12 Esso Fawley
1992–93 Gosport & Fareham 37–6 Farnborough
1993–94 Southampton 24–20 Esso Fawley
1994–95 Farnborough 33–9 Millbrook
1995–96 Farnborough 17–7 Petersfield
1996–97 Esso Fawley 25–15 Isle of Wight
1997–98 Ventnor 36–19 Southampton Institute
1998–99 Southampton Institute 37–20 Portsmouth University
2000–02 No competition
2003–04 Millbrook 22–3 Fareham Heathens
2004–05[2] University of Southampton 40–18 Jersey United Banks Wide Lane Sports Ground, Southampton, Hampshire[3]
2005–06 Southampton University Medics 17–6 Millbrook Lordshill Recreational Ground, Southampton, Hampshire[4]
2006–07 Southampton Solent University 40–10 Farnborough
2007–08[5] Eastleigh 15–8 Farnborough Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire
2008–09 U.S. Portsmouth 21–14 Farnborough
2009–10 Southampton University Hospitals 24–12 Jersey United Banks
2010–11[6] Millbrook 15–13 University of Southampton Wide Lane Sports Ground, Southampton, Hampshire
2011–12 Jersey United Banks 25–0 Southampton University Medics Southampton, Hampshire
2012–13[7] Millbrook 15–0 Andover Goodship Ground, Andover, Hampshire[8]
2013–14 Farnborough 27–11 Fareham Heathens Oak Farm Playing Fields, Farnborough, Hampshire[9]
2014–15[10] Fareham Heathens 14–11 Chineham Fortress Chineham, Basingstoke, Hampshire
2015–16[11] Fareham Heathens 29–11 Ellingham & Ringwood Raymond Brown Memorial Ground, Ringwood, Hampshire[12]
2016–17[13] Petersfield 25–13 Farnborough Penn's Place, Petersfield, Hampshire
2017–18[14] Farnborough 45–21 Southampton Oak Farm Playing Fields, Farnborough, Hampshire[15]
2018–19[16] Fareham Heathens 31–25 Alton Cams Alders Recreation Centre, Fareham, Hampshire
2019–20
2019–20

[17]

Number of wins

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gales HSB Hampshire Plate 2016–17". Hampshire RFU. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Hampshire Plate final: University side rise to the challenge". Southern Daily Echo. 21 March 2005.
  3. ^ "Hampshire Plate & Bowl: Students hand out a lesson to league opposition". Southern Daily Echo. 7 March 2005.
  4. ^ "Plate monopoly for Southampton". Southern Daily Echo. 21 April 2006.
  5. ^ "Eastleigh win Hampshire Gales Plate". Southern Daily Echo. 9 April 2008.
  6. ^ "Millbrook win Gales HSB Hampshire Plate". Southern Daily Echo. 19 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Family affair as Millbrook win Gales HSB Hampshire Plate". Southern Daily Echo. 7 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Andover 0 Milbrook 15". Andover RFC. 4 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Eastleigh skipper aims to bow out with Gales HSB Hampshire Bowl victory". Southern Daily Echo. 9 May 2014.
  10. ^ "REPORT – Chineham RFC 11–14 Fareham Heathens". Southern Daily Echo. 19 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Hampshire Plate heartbreak for Ellingham and Ringwood". Southern Daily Echo. 17 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Courageous Ellingham soar into Hampshire Plate final". Southern Daily Echo. 10 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Transformed Petersfield land league and plate double". Farnham Herald. 27 May 2017.
  14. ^ "HAMPSHIRE PLATE FINAL 21–4–18". Hampshire RFU. 21 April 2018.
  15. ^ "FRFC Photo Galleries". Farnborough. 21 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Hampshire RFU Plate Final". Alton RFC (Pitchero). 13 April 2019.
  17. ^ "HAMPSHIRE CLUB COMPETITIONS RESULTS 1970 TO DATE" (PDF). Hampshire RFU. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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